call of nature

noun, Informal.
1.
a need to urinate or defecate.
Origin
1850-55
Examples from the web for call of nature
  • He dropped his trousers, sat down and began answering the call of nature.
Slang definitions & phrases for call of nature

call of nature

noun phrase

The need to use the toilet, esp when urgent: Where'd he go so quickly? To answer the call of nature, naturally (1761+)


Idioms and Phrases with call of nature

call of nature

Need to urinate or defecate, as in He left to answer the call of nature. This euphemism may be dying out. [ Mid-1800s ]